Discussion Forum. For today, you were to pull from each chapter a passage, paragraph, sentence, etc. that provoked your thinking and write a short reflection on how it engaged your thinking in general.
New Topic: New Technology Tools As a reminder, here are our guiding questions when experiencing a new technology tool.
The BIG QUESTIONS to answer as we learn about each new technology:
What are the "affordances" and "constraints" of the technology? In other words, what does the technology allow us to do or prevent us from doing? The answers to this question might be "messy." This fundamental understanding is important to answer the next questions...
What new skills do we need to teach students?
What will I need to do differently in terms of how I teach in the classroom? How will teaching and learning look different?
How does the technology help me to foster creativity, innovation and some of the other 21st century skills?
What are some ways I can use this technology in my classroom?
In groups of 2-3, choose a technology/tool to investigate for the week. On your blog answer your REFLECTIONS to the question above and be prepared to share your learning about the tool with the rest of the class on TUESDAY. If you've "tried it out," you might want to share your experiences. If you've found new resources, you may want to add them to the wiki pages below.
While you are working on your new technology tool, I plan to speak with everyone about your digital textbook chapter assignment. How to Grow A Textbook
Start with an outline
Grab a virtual binding
Unpack and publish your traditional documents
Grab a few solid updating tools
Grab books for solid, more stable content
Grab databases and database essays, articles and chapters
Grab the right search tools
Grab your own presentations and shop for the best of others
Grab a couple of pathfinders
Grab some film
Grab some open source curriculum
Grab some student work
Grab some other stuff - see below
For Tuesday, February 8
Post your group/technology tool to the February 8 wiki page. Collaborate with your team mates to learn about the tool for the remainder of tonight's class and over the course of the week. Maintain links, additional information about your technology tool on its wiki page or create another one as needed.
Prepare to share (along with your collaborators - team mates) what you have learned about your technology tool over the past week. This should include at least a personal experience with the tool, but may include some experience teaching the tool to someone else. The sharing period next meeting can be a time for you to share your experience and questions you may have about using it for teaching and learning. We can collectively brainstorm a solution to your questions!
Blog: As outlined above and related to your chosen technology tool for the week, create a new blog post. Please complete this by Sunday evening so we can read them before Tuesday's class. Here is a rubric for blogging. REFLECTION is key. Good writing is important, too. Length is whatever works best for you and the story you want to tell.
Sharing: Post any interesting articles, videos, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the February 8 page.
Virtual Textbook Chapter: Continue as per our conversation.
Looking ahead to Thursday, February 10, please prepare the following:
Sharing: Post any interesting articles, videos, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the February 10 page.
Read: Chapters 5 & 6 in Rethinking Education... post a quote that you find intriguing and an accompanying reflection to the Discussion Forum.
Working on new technology tool and continue the evolution of your digital textbook chapter.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 3 New Topic: Sharing Technology Tools
Book Discussion
New Topic: New Technology Tools
As a reminder, here are our guiding questions when experiencing a new technology tool.
The BIG QUESTIONS to answer as we learn about each new technology:
In groups of 2-3, choose a technology/tool to investigate for the week. On your blog answer your REFLECTIONS to the question above and be prepared to share your learning about the tool with the rest of the class on TUESDAY. If you've "tried it out," you might want to share your experiences. If you've found new resources, you may want to add them to the wiki pages below.
While you are working on your new technology tool, I plan to speak with everyone about your digital textbook chapter assignment.
How to Grow A Textbook
For Tuesday, February 8
Post your group/technology tool to the February 8 wiki page. Collaborate with your team mates to learn about the tool for the remainder of tonight's class and over the course of the week. Maintain links, additional information about your technology tool on its wiki page or create another one as needed.
Prepare to share (along with your collaborators - team mates) what you have learned about your technology tool over the past week. This should include at least a personal experience with the tool, but may include some experience teaching the tool to someone else. The sharing period next meeting can be a time for you to share your experience and questions you may have about using it for teaching and learning. We can collectively brainstorm a solution to your questions!
Blog: As outlined above and related to your chosen technology tool for the week, create a new blog post. Please complete this by Sunday evening so we can read them before Tuesday's class. Here is a rubric for blogging. REFLECTION is key. Good writing is important, too. Length is whatever works best for you and the story you want to tell.
Sharing: Post any interesting articles, videos, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the February 8 page.
Virtual Textbook Chapter: Continue as per our conversation.
Looking ahead to Thursday, February 10, please prepare the following:
Sharing: Post any interesting articles, videos, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the February 10 page.
Read: Chapters 5 & 6 in Rethinking Education... post a quote that you find intriguing and an accompanying reflection to the Discussion Forum.
Working on new technology tool and continue the evolution of your digital textbook chapter.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 3
New Topic: Sharing Technology Tools